The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-11
NICHOLAS AND seESERY.


Kew Orleans Times-D Democrat.
PlntaFeh told history OF old by drawing
come interesting parallels or compositions
between the leading characters Of the Greek
and Latin world. Ne may be excused, there
fore in introducing q comparison between
two speeches that have been delivered in the
present political campaign, IN which the
Cen. Nichols announced his candidacy Be-
fore the people and that In which Coy. MG-
Emery sindieGted his Democracy and OK.
Rlatnea his adthinistr9ttpn OF tbe aitslfs, Of
the state which the people had eDllilded 70
him, There il marked contrast between
THO two speeches, each being gtrikingly Illus
tggtiFe Of the speaker who delivered ii,
annoanceaent, GsH. Kieh5Ils spraHe into
the political arena ia the sixth Congress
sional District with 9 long. address urging
himself upon the voters Of the State. He
ha4 rgaaliyered this speech at nearly every
Nichols barbecue; and as be has stuck close
to the text, II u natural to suppose that tho
speech eontatnA whatsoever points he wig'aas e
make 10 the people, aud lays down All that
he DruposeB to them, III Il not 10 be Won-
dsFed al, therefore, that the press and peq-
PIE should be generally dissatisfied with II,
AZ unRatistsetory end in8afieient ~ feipa-
Ing 10 deal With any OF the practical queae
tons la which the people are interested; and
~ failing 70 define any policy which Gen.
Nichols intends 70 pursue IL elected Cover
The address was mainly lepg historical
review OF the Inauguration Of himself, tire
honor Of winch he moaOp9lHed, apd dEaE-
! ing forth IN ,eohseqnellee several protests
| from leading Democrats, who claimed that
| the Democratic caucus and The people had
/ something to do with the establishment Of
| DeRA9Slati9 RoyeI9nsRt in LOUISIANA. -, Tbs
! he followed up with u history OF the PINCH
1 back diplomatic episode. suddenly winding
/ no with o fepndiatiDn OF ''the hoElerRh and
4 iseuekoos9 WHO had objected to his pomiIia-
ti9n.
claim to a renoMins ton at the hands of the
4 Democracy OF Louisiana, Aside from tlE
claim that Gen. Nichols, DeFsonally, and
4 Supreme Court in 1877 ~ VIII ~ seen ne
| presents no other arguments Ia favor 9f hiH
ncIpinatipu than purely sentimep5at one.
IN 1lgae ~ ett2Ft q fssend q explain ny Y
\ fhQw that IL has benefited Louisiana; AZ
POINTED out no practical results accom- lishedj
\ he had apparently no policy or Plan. foE tht
4 future; 6nd taking lis speech at best be lalc
| claim To tie government because OF his sue
cess III his own installation In 1877, Hi
| Whole speech was purely sen fimaptal argu
mepS with hefe and there pitfer lnugBd9lefl
aRnirRt those who opposed him, Up 70 TIL
\ day. sentiment and lnusndO have been tn
! solo arguments that he or his supporter
! Agter Gen. Nichols Ind been in the felt
1 six 0r seven weeks, and his eapYassers haf
converted their campaign more aud mori
l into an assault on the State Administered tom
anding this VIZ Gba9tpsss sggaagG ILL., S q
of QuRchlta, regardless Of faction, stepped
into tic held to yindieate his Democracy ant
his administration. AZ m ofstorteal eaorI
/ vigorous and concise delivered 10 Dolitiea
i campaign In tho South for many years; bu
1T IS not With this that we deal, Ihe mer'
elpqneIsee "a the speech y a2t the 9tlestl92iil
character shown BY him, the promise thu
afforded to the voters.
ne one can say chat there is q word II Gen
ElchtlIs' speech that gives the elghtest prom
Use Of good Tesulta for the future. The onl,
impression IL conveys Is that be Is angry viii
/, q largo clement, indeed q large nasoEit
81 tho Democratic party, whom he wouli
like to drive ont 81 ": OIL the mere qneetlof
; OF administration he is SILENT TN the oFne
hand, Coy. McEnefy dgett a. length oll tl
| practical administration Of the afaiFs q
I.ouigiana While, in lis hands; ~ did no
simply review the sen tinental side Of tn
Question. hut Ae took mp, piece by piece
fhs work he had done, showed hoy
, | hAd been done, what bad been aeeenlIl lshea
what remained To DO completed, and how A
! proposed tp accomplish II, il ting peopl
J favored him with d re7eleetion, IN aoinl
tllis he had gf necessity, to meet the segt "A
charges made against him by the NlohQll
I orators, which meited away before the faeet
and documents be eited, End e explain IA
motives and origin Of tae RefQrln RaEtl
, But tho bulk of llis speech dealt With III
Z FFeat problems affecting the prosperity an
welfare 81 the people the se1o ols tfle ley eeg
I the public institutions On each Qf thef
i questions 10 had yiews, yigoEous and d9tel
mined, ard that these views were pFaeticl
! has been shown By the fact tl&t under ther
the levees schools and public institutlop
7 have improved ftnce the days Of Ten. eieSt
4 oils, the finances been lester managed, W
/ | credit of the State advanced,
What lesson wo1ld Rlntarch draw frol
4 4 tlsa eoInpariggn ~ apeeehea--the one sent
Y mental with bjtter inuenGoes, free from y
3 Expressions ef opinions ia the Affairs
: state, promising nothing, egplRinlpg mott
. / ing: the other q vigorous, pFaeticAl reyle
4 4 III every matter that can interest the peop
x / III Ionisiana, pointing 90 whRt has bee
4 done, and guaranteeing THAT the good VOL
i aiready beaIn aud carried or NH DO COZ
n Darison III their minds every day Hnd thl
y cannot fail 10 underF talld and Appreciate Il
v contrast between lhe two candidates 4
q Ithatr "a yhr 1f